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OMB Control No: 2137-0522	ICR Reference No: 201008-2137-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201002-2137-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0522
Title: Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 11/09/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/16/2010
Terms of Clearance: THIS SUBMISSION DOES NOT ADDRESS THE COMMENTS RELATIVE TO THE DISTRIBUTION ANNUAL REPORT UNDER DISTRIBUTION INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (DIMP) REGULATION AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WILL ALSO BE COVERED UNDER THIS OMB CONTROL NUMBER. PHMSA SHOULD RESUMBIT THIS PACKAGE TO ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS RECIEVED. These revisions are preapproved for use only after the effective date of the final rule RIN# 2137-AE33.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2013
Responses	3,864	0	2,293
Time Burden (Hours)	53,627	0	37,845
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection covers the collection of information from Gas pipeline operators (Gas Distribution, Transmission, Gathering, LNG Pipeline Facilities) for Incidents and Annual reports. PHMSA uses the information to track incidents and help guide future regulations to reduce future pipeline incidents. (THIS SUBMISSION DOES NOT ADDRESS THE COMMENTS RELATIVE TO THE DISTRIBUTION ANNUAL REPORT UNDER DIMP. A SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION WILL BE ENTERED TO ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS ONCE THIS SUBMISSION IS APPROVED.)

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 60124 Name of Law: Transportation Biennial Reports
US Code: 49 USC 60117 Name of Law: Transportation Pipeline Safety

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2137-AE33	Proposed rulemaking	74 FR 31675	07/02/2009

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators	Form PHMSA F 7100.1, PHMSA F 7100.2, 7100.1-1, PHMSA F-7100.2-1, PHMSA F-7100.3-1, PHMSA F-7100.3	, , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,864	2,293	1,571
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	53,627	37,845	15,782
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: A. Revising 49 CFR § 191.15 to include require incident reporting for LNG Facilities (One Rule). Result: Additional 1 Response and 10 burden hours (Annual Basis). B. Requiring LNG facility operators to file annual Reports (One Rule). Result: Additional 113 Responses and 1,356 burden hours (Annual Basis). C. Merging the NG transmission integrity management (IM) Semi-Annual Performance Measures Report with the gas transmission annual reports in addition to other revisions to the gas transmission annual report. (One Rule). Result: Burden Hour Increase of 14,416 hours. (Annual Basis). D. Revision of Responses: The number or responses is amended to match the number of estimated number of responses for the information collection as detailed in Question 12 of the Supporting statement (THIS SUBMISSION DOES NOT ADDRESS THE COMMENTS RELATIVE TO THE DISTRIBUTION ANNUAL REPORT UNDER DIMP. A SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION WILL BE ENTERED TO ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS.)

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Cameron Satterthwaite 202 366-8553 cameron.satterthwaite@dot.gov

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